Last weekend I spent 11 hours riding every train on all the lines in #Bangkok. Yesterday, I embarked on a new adventure to explore the various boat options available for visitors.
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π TRIP ONE: I started my day at BTS Paknam Station which is on the Green Line. This is only a ten minute walk from my home. I took the skytrain from here to BTS Samrong. This was free. I then walked a few minutes to the nearby Yellow Line station.
π TRIP TWO: My second journey was onboard the monorail train along the Yellow Line from MRT Samrong Station to MRT Bang Kapi Station. This cost 45 Baht. At Bang Kapi I walked about ten minutes to The Mall Bang Kapi Pier on Saen Saeb Canal.
To reach Khlong Saen Saeb from the Yellow Line, take Exit 3 from MRT Bang Kapi Station. Turn right just before Tawanna. At the far end you will see a gate just below a bridge across the canal. Turn left here to reach The Mall Bangkapi Pier (maps.app.goo.gl/4HLT2GvPtGtL9HEP9?g_st=ic).
π TRIP THREE: My first boat trip was the Saen Saeb Canal commuter boat eastwards from The Mall Bang Kapi Pier to Wat Sriboonreung Pier which is the end of that line. This cost me 12 Baht. From here I transferred to the electric boat service at the same pier.
π TRIP FOUR: My second boat trip was on the BMA run electric boat service that goes from Wat Sriboonreung Pier to Minburi on the eastern outskirts of Bangkok. Unfortunately due to water levels, we only went as far as Chomchon Lo Lae Pier before turning back.
There are some interesting communities along Saen Saeb canal. Of note are the many mosques that we passed. This trip was free. Back at the temple I took a break for an early lunch and then continued westwards on the commuter boat.
π TRIP FIVE: My third boat trip was onboard the Saen Saeb Canal commuter boat. This time I went the entire length of the route from Wat Sriboonreung Pier to Panfa Leelard Pier. This took one hour though we had to change boats at Pratunam Pier. This trip cost me 22 Baht.
At the far end of Saen Saeb line, I had a 30 minute walk along Ratchadamnoen Avenue to Sanam Luang where I caught Bus No. 53.
π TRIP SIX: My first and only bus trip was onboard the local No. 53 bus. There is a hop on hop off bus for tourists that costs 800 Baht to ride around the old quarter. Well, this No. 53 local bus does a similar circuit passing many popular attractions and only costs 8 Baht
My bus route was from Sanam Luang to Hua Lamphong Railway Station. Here I had a quick break and I also visited their new steam locomotive museum. From here I walked to Phadung Krung Kasem Canal next to the station for my next boat trip.
π TRIP SEVEN: My fourth boat trip was again onboard an electric boat owned by the BMA. This time it was on Phadung Krung Kasem Canal. I did the entire line from Hua Lamphong Pier to Thewarat Market Pier which took about 30 minutes. This was free.
My original plan was to next to walk the short distance to Thewes Pier on the Chao Phraya River, but as they said it would be a long wait for the next boat, I decided to go part of the way back on the electric boat. As you can see from the photo, itβs a very scenic route.
π TRIP EIGHT: My fifth boat trip was again back onboard the electric boat. This time from Thewarat Market Pier to Yaek Lan Luang Pier. From here it was a short ten minute walk to Bobae Market Pier on the Saen Saeb Canal.
π TRIP NINE: My sixth boat trip was again the long commuter boat on Saen Saeb Canal. This time I went eastwards from Bobae Market Pier to Pratunam Pier. From here I had a short walk to the newly opened Pathumwananurak Park.
Pathumwananurak Park is located next to CentralWorld. The grand opening of the park is at the end of this month. From here I had about a ten minute walk through the shopping mall and across the road to BTS Chit Lom Station on the Green Line.
π TRIP TEN: For my final trip it was back on the skytrain. And it was a very crowded one too! It is about time they added more carriages. Anyway, I went from BTS Chit Lom Station along the Green Line to BTS Paknam Station where I had started my day about 11 hours earlier.